In a dramatic scene worthy of the Bard himself, a London stage performance by Hollywood legend Sigourney Weaver was brought to an abrupt halt when two Just Stop Oil activists stormed the Theatre Royal Drury Lane during Monday evening’s performance of “The Tempest.

Two protesters climbed onto the stage at London's Theatre Royal during performance of William Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

The Alien actress, who plays Prospero in the revival of the Shakespeare play, was sitting on a chair in the middle of a scene when two activists from the climate protest group Just Stop Oil took to the stage at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Just Stop Oil activists have disrupted a West End performance of The Tempest starring Sigourney Weaver after storming the stage. Mother of three Hayley Walsh and mechanical engineer Richard Weir interrupted the performance by walking on stage while Weaver was performing.